In a Saginaw Valley League crossover match, defense was the key as Flint Powers (9-5 overall) held Saginaw Heritage's overall scoring down.

"Our key was that they have a couple of really good players in Allie Miller and Jayde Abenth," Flint Powers coach Thom Staudacher said. "We focused on those players, and we had to play good team defense in order to win. It wasn't a question of stopping those two. We just tried to contain them."

Miller and Abenth each finished with 13 points, but Saginaw Heritage (10-5) only had nine more points as a team.

"Our team played very hard and had a very good game," Saginaw Heritage coach Tim Conley said. "We had a great first half but we missed some easy buckets. We had an opportunity to cash in and we didn't do it. I thought our defense was great and the game was tough up until the last two or three minutes. Powers just got some key transition points."

Kim Berry had 16 points and Sara Ruhstorfer added 10 points for Flint Powers, which plays against Davison on Friday in an SVL South showdown.

"There won't be much of a strategy change from this game to the next one," Staudacher said.

Saginaw Heritage goes up against Midland Dow on Friday, having just snapped its seven-game winning streak.

"We're playing good basketball. We're young, but still confident in what we do," Conley said. "We had a few flaws. Jayde and Allie are having great seasons, but we still think of this as a team effort."